Edwards vs Farrag

Who won Edwards vs Farrag?

Sunny Edwards beat Ryan Farrag by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, October 26th, 2018, at York Hall, London.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Sunny Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Edwards vs Farrag stats

Back in October 2018, Sunny Edwards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryan Farrag made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Edwards had an advantage in power over Farrag, with a 38% knockout percentage compared to Farrag's 26%.

Sunny Edwards was the younger man by 8 years, at 23 years old.

Both Sunny Edwards and Ryan Farrag fought out of an orthodox stance.

Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 11 months later than Farrag, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Farrag's 144.

Sunny Edwards went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBO at super flyweight.

Edwards vs Farrag form

Ryan Farrag had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ryan Burnett on October 15, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Karim Guerfi on June 4, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Stefan Slavchev on March 12, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had beaten Stephane Jamoye on October 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Hall Omnisport de La Préalle, Herstal, Belgium.

He had won against Ashley Lane on December 13, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Edwards' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Farrag's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Farrag start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Edwards vs Farrag?

Edwards vs Farrag was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Farrag?

Sunny Edwards was a 9/50 (-560) favorite going into the contest, while Ryan Farrag made his way into the ring at 132/25 (+530) with oddsmakers.